The Mark of the Golden Dragon Quotes

“I fear that I am losing my mind. But really, it would not be such a precious thing to lose, as it only causes me pain.”
― L.A. Meyer, The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea

“While there are some who extol your virtues, Miss Faber, there are others who wonder why you are not yet hanged.” “I have determined that hanging would not suit my constitution, Sir, so I have tried to avoid it.” A”
― L.A. Meyer, The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea

“It is dances like these, I have found, that make the world go ’round. It is how glances are exchanged, alliances are made, vows sworn, and, ultimately, how babies finally get born. Richard”
― L.A. Meyer, The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea

“his rather jolly nature, which seems to find many things of this world not only interesting but also amusing. Whatever”
― L.A. Meyer, The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea